Fats could help find malaria
A researcher from Australian National University has said that rather than proteins or DNA, lipid molecules and fats may present […]
India
Health Minister says inclusion of Rotavirus vaccine in UIP “pro-people”
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said the government’s decision to introduce the Rotavirus vaccine in the Universal immunisation programme (UIP) […]
Doctor appointments at AIIMS just a phone call away now
India’s premier medical institution AIIMS has put in a new system whereby patients can call up the hospital and fix […]
Lack of Government structure hampering efforts to combat Lysosomal Storage Disorder
At the first South Asia Meet on Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD) held in the capital today, doctors informed the audiences […]
Eleventh International Rotavirus symposium held
The Eleventh International Rotavirus Symposium began just two months after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Government of […]
Metropolis Healthcare’s Surgical Pathology unit gets CAP accredited
The Surgical Pathology unit at Metropolis Healthcare Limited, a leading multinational chain of diagnostic centers has received The College of […]
Government may exempt critical drugs from local clinical trials
The government has decided to waive off local clinical trials for new drugs indicated for life threatening diseases and diseases […]
Health Minister calls for transparency in organ donation
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has called for transparency in organ donation after the National Organ & Tissue Transplantation Organisation […]
India among top three medical tourism destinations in Asia: study
A study on medical tourism destinations by KPMG-FICCI has ranked India among the top three in Asia. The study, titled […]
Pancreas-kidney transplant from organ donor cures man of diabetes
A man diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes underwent a pancreas-kidney transplant, the third of its kind performed in India, to successfully […]
Dr Harsh Vardhan suggests ‘work on holiday’ to address rural healthcare
Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Society of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan urged doctors and specialists […]
PM Modi seeks help on sickle cell anaemia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought Japanese stem cell pioneer Shinya Yamanaka’s assistance in battling sickle cell anaemia in India. Shinya […]
Doctors perform heart surgery on patient with dextrocardia
Doctors at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai performed a valve replacement surgery on a patient with dextrocardia, where organs […]
